Wheat acreage for the ongoing rabi season as of November 11 has increased by 17% to 66.23 lakh hectares, which is mainly attributed to favourable weather conditions and a rise in Minimum Support Price (MSP). Other Rabi crops such as Pulses, paddy, and oilseed sowing also showed an upward trend in the ongoing Rabi season.
Comparatively, last year’s wheat acreage was recorded at 56.55 lakh hectares. For the unversed, the rabi sowing period commences in October, with wheat harvest slated to begin by the end of March. Further crop trends as on November 11 suggest that apart from wheat sowing pulses sowing also increased to 52.82 lakh hectare from 48.93 lakh hectare, while the area under coverage for paddy grew to 7.44 lakh hectares from 6.82 lakh hectares, according to an official statement on Monday. Other farm acreage, Shri anna and coarse cereals acreage, too, increased to 15.53 lakh hectares from 13.50 lakh hectares. The total rabi crops so far have increased to 208.19 lakh hectares from 188.73 lakh hectares.
Rabi Season Increase Attributed to Increased MSP
The increase in ongoing rabi season is mainly attributed to increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat. Notably, Last month, the government announced a 6.59 per cent increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat to Rs 2,585 per quintal for 2026-27 marketing year (April-March). However, the bulk of procurement happens between April-June period.
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